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Business
Shop around the block: LOUtoday’s guide to reader-recommended small businesses
Put your money where your community is and help us create a guide to small businesses by submitting your favorite local spots and sharing this page with a friend.
February 23, 2026 01:08 PM
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Declan Lowthian
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Woodard’s floral fascinators come alive every Derby season at Oxmoor Center.
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May 1, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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Here’s how you can support free, unbiased local journalism in Louisville
We fill your inbox with positive, impactful local news and events. Support our mission.
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Sarah Leonhardt
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A Q&A with Merryweather + YachtSea co-owner J.C. Denison
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Declan Lowthian
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Business
2 genre-based bookstores are bringing readers to LOU
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Declan Lowthian
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7 Irish Pubs in Louisville, KY
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Phalcha Coffee is open in Louisville’s Germantown
Phalcha Coffee opened in Germantown earlier this month
March 11, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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Let’s go glamping, Louisville
Progress Park is open for the season.
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Jeff Milby
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Louisville thrift shoppers are on the hunt for this missing artwork
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Declan Lowthian
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The best Valentine’s Day gifts for 2024
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